The FIFA Club World Cup is an international association football competition organised by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). The championship was first contested as the FIFA Club World Championship in 2000.[1] It was not held between 2001 and 2004 due to a combination of factors, most importantly the collapse of FIFA's marketing partner International Sport and Leisure.[2] Following a change in format which saw the FIFA Club World Championship absorb the Intercontinental Cup, it was relaunched in 2005 and took its current name the season afterwards.[3]
The current format of the tournament, in use since the competition was revamped ahead of the 2025 edition, features 32 teams competing for the title at venues within the host nation; 12 teams from Europe, 6 from South America, 4 from Asia, 4 from Africa, 4 from North, Central America and Caribbean, 1 from Oceania, and 1 team from the host nation. The teams are drawn into eight groups of four, with each team playing three group stage matches in a round-robin format. The top two teams from each group advance to the knockout stage, starting with the round of 16 and culminating with the final.[4]
This page details the records and statistics of the FIFA Club World Cup, a collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data pertaining to the tournament. As a general rule, statistics should ideally be added after the end of a FIFA Club World Cup edition.
Corinthians are one of only two clubs to have appeared in more than one final and have a flawless record, winning the 2000 and 2012 editions. The Timão is also the only world champion that qualified to the Club World Cup by merit of being the host nation's national champions.
TP Mazembe became the first team from outside Europe and South America to reach the final. Les Corbeaux accomplished this feat in 2010 when they defeated Internacional.
Milan, along with São Paulo and Manchester, are the only cities which have had more than one representative win the FIFA Club World Cup. Together with Munich, the former two are also the only cities whose representatives are undefeated.
Brazil's Brasileirão is the joint-second strongest national league of the competition, with four titles to its name.
Italy's Serie A are the only undefeated national league which has had multiple representatives win a world title.
Pachuca is CONCACAF's second-most habitual participant in the FIFA Club World Cup behind Monterrey, with five appearances in 2007, 2008, 2010, 2017 and 2025.
Real Madrid is the most successful team in the FIFA Club World Cup, with five titles won in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2022.
Bayern Munich is the only club that has participated in multiple tournaments to have both a perfect winning record, and to never concede a goal.
Mexico's Liga MX has had nine different participants at the FIFA Club World Cup, behind only Brazil's ten as the most for one country.
The J.League, Japan's premier club competition, has been Asia's joint best representative, being runners-up once.
Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica is one of only two non-Mexican CONCACAF clubs to enter the tournament, earning a bronze medal in 2005.
Pep Guardiola has the record number of participations in the FIFA Club World Cup final. He took part in 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2023, winning on all four occasions.
The following is a list of clubs that have played in or qualified for the FIFA Club World Cup. Editions in bold indicate competitions won. Rows can be adjusted to national league, total number of participations by national league or club and years played. Auckland City have contested the FIFA Club World Cup twelve times, more than any other club.
The following is a list of the top ten clubs with the most points gained in the FIFA Club World Cup. The clubs are primarily ranked by their points gained, on a basis of three points for a win, one for a draw and no points for a loss.[56]
^"Brazil 2000 Final Draw". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 October 1999. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2013.